Labeling-machine.



H. SGHAPBKAHM al o. SGHLL. lLABBLING' MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 16, 1907. 907,705.

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H. SGHAPBKAHM & o. soHBLL.

LABELING MACHINE. aPrLIoATIoN FILED un. 1a; 1907.

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H. SOHAPEKAHM & 0. SGHELL.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 16, 1907.-

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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H. SGHAPEKAHM & O.SOHELL,

LABBLING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED M1116, 1907.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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HERMAN SCHAPEKAHM AND OTTO SCHELL, OF NEW ULM, MINNESOTA.

LABE LING-MACHINE.

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Specication o Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1903.

'Aspiration nel nach' 1e, 1907. seria No. 362,677.

To all whom it 'may conce-rn;

Be 1t known that we, HERMAN SoHA1 ntable in position to pass throughopenings underneath the ends ofr the label holders are Kann and OTTOScnnLL, citizens of the l two pairs of bent lever arms 6 and 7, the

United States, residing at New Ulm, in-the county of Brown and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLabeling-Machines, of which the following is a s eciication.

-Qur invention re ates to improvements in labeling machines vits objectbeing particu-- larly to provide a machine of simple and convenientconstruction for 4gluing labels upon bottles. I

v To this end our invention consists in the features ot construction andcombination hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specilication, Figurelis a front elevat ion oi' our improved machine with the parts shown inposition to glue the labels upon a bo ttle Fig. 2 is a side elevationoi' the same; Fig. 3 is a detail showing the lab el holders and. a

glue distribute-r; llig. 4 is a iront elevation oi the upper end oi ourmachinevin normal position; Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional and sideelevations, respectively, of a glue holder or distributer forming parteiour invention; Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the upper end oi ourmachine; Fig. 8 is a side elevation oi the upper end of our machine;Fig. 9 is a detail of part of the actuating mechanism for the gluedistributors; Fig. l0 is a detail view oi partei the actuating mechanismfor an indicatorforming part of our invention, and Fig. 11 is a sideview of the label holder support.

ln the accompanying drawings A represents the frame work of the machinesup.- ported upon suitable feet 2. Carried by the upperend of themachine is a horizontal table 3, which supports the label holder supportB and the label aiiixing mechanism. Thelabel holder support is removablysecured in the plate 3 as indicated in Fig. .1.

, The label holder support 4as shown is relatively hi fher at its frontend to receive the neck of t le bottle and is provided with {lexiblelabel holders 4 centrally secured to the support as by means of screws5. The label holders 4 correspond in number and length to the number andlength of the labels to be A affixed to the bottle, two being shown inthe drawings; Y' one to affix the labels to the body of the bottle andthe other to alIiX the labels to the bottle neck. Arranged below thelever arms 7 being connected to the arms 6 by rods S. The pair of leverarms 6 have central fulcrum support 9 upon a block l() and have pivotalconnection 11 at Athen lower ends with the links l2, the .lower ends ofthe links 12 being slidablc in vertical slots i3 in the l'rairiework.The block l0 is supported upon a bar 14 which bar is slide-.ble in.bearings l5 carried by the framework. The

bar ll is adapted todae raised by means ot' a tree-.die 16 havingtule-rum support 'i7 in the lower end ot the machine, sald treadle beingconnected at its rear end by an arm l? a with ,rearwardly extendingsupport 18 upon bar.

In order to deposit glue'upon the ends ot" the labels i9 we provide gluecups or receptacles 20 adjustably supported upon the ends of arms 2l.,`the arms 2l being carried by transverse shafts 22 having journal supPort 23 upon the table 3. rthe shaft' 22 fr each made in two fgaonnectedmei give relatively higher support ior tr iront cups so that inoperaiimi the said cups will stand in proper position with reference tothe bottle. end by a link 2e' with a bent lever arm the'link 24:v havingslidable connection 3v n said arm. T he lever' arms cach have l'ulcrumsupport 26 and in the operation oi 'the machine engage et their lowerends with the recessed ends 2T oi the block: l0, as herein after pointedout. Springs are arranged in connection with Vvthe lower ends of arms 25to take up play of the parts.

ln order to register the number ci to which labels are ai'iixed weprovide dicator 35 secured upon the back oi the i; chine and connectedby lever arms 36 with a tripping lever 37 whit h in turn enga-gos with alever 3S having iulcrum support 39 upon the adjacent link and normallyengaging with the pin 40 which connects the link and arm 25, 'lheengagement oli-the lever with the pin 40 holds the like 25 and comnected mucilage cups from movement.- 'Ille tripping lever 37 isconnect-ed, as shown in Fig. 7, with atrigger 4l extending through. theback 42 of' the machine.

The lever arms 6, as shown, are preferably' VEach shaft is connected atone `and carrying a mucilage brush or distributor pin 40, the lever 38will be carried away from Y bottle is removed releasing the trigger theEach of the mucilage cups or holders carries a detachable cap 28 held inposition by a spring 29 engaging with a pin 30 carried by the cup, saidcup haring an open outer end 3l. l lin filling the cup the cap 28 can beremoved.

ln operation with the parts standing in ositioa shown in Figs. 7 and 8,with a num er of labels face downward upon the holders 4 a bottle 32 canbe placed upon the holders be ing guided to os-ition by the guide 33. Asthe bottle is p aced in position it will engage and depress thetrigger41 turning the lever 37 u on its pivot and raising the lower end of theever 38 to throw said lever out of engagernent with the pin 40, andsimultanee ously actuating the indicator 35 through'the lever arm Thereleasing of the lever 38 from the pin Ll0 leaves the arms 25 free to beturned upon their pivots by the block l) which stands ready to drop bygravity into the position shown in Fig. 4, rl he block l() in droppingturns the arms 25, also turning the connec ed glue cups against theouter ends of, the label holders and depositing glue thereon. As theblock l() is raised it will lirst turn the levers 25 upon their fulcrumcarrying the glue holders away from` the labels. The raising of theblock l() raises the levers 6 and 7, the lever arms 12 sliding in theslots 13 and as the arms l2 reach the upper ends of the slots', thecontinued u ward movement ofthe block lO will turn t e arms 6 and 7 upontheir lulcrum connection 9 into the position shown in Fig. l Thismovement of the arms 6 and 7 raises the ends ot the label holders andturns them inwardly against the sides of the bottle, as shown in llig.l, pressing the supported labels against the bottle and causing theupper labels to adhere. rl`he troadle then being released the parts willdrop to the position shown in Figs. 7 and 8 with the lever 38 inengagement with the pin 40 holding the parts in position for a secondoperation ol' the machine. It will be evident that when the parts asheretofore described are carried to position shown in Fig. l by thedisengaging ol the lever 3S from the the lever 37 and be free to swingupon its pivot 39. 'l bus when the treadle is depressed to lift theblockl() and turn the levers 25 into position shown in Fig. l the lever 38'will by gravity swing into locking engagement with the pin 40. 'lhereafter when the block will drop as far as the inner ends of levers 25upon which it will be stpported and the inner end of the lever 37 willspring past the inner end of the lever 3S into the position shown inFig. 7 ready for another operation ol the machine.

We rlaim- I y l, ln a nia/'bine of the class described, the icombination of a flexible label holder, means for distributing glue uponthe outer en ds ot' labels resting upon said holder, stationary bottleholding means supporting a bottle upon said labels, lever arms arrangedbelow combination of a flexible label holder, pivotally supported gluedistributing devices an ranged upon opposite sides of said label holder,actuating means for carrying said glue devices against the ends ollabels resting upon said holder, means supporting a bottle u on saidlabel holder, and vertically slidM a le means arranged below said labelholder for turning the ends thereof upwardly and inwardly upon asupported bottle.

8. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of a flexiblelabel holder, glue devices having swing support adjacent to the ends ofsaid label holder, actuating levers for said glue devices, pivotallvconnected le vers supported below the ends of said label holder, andmeans for raising said levers and turning the same upon their ivots andfor turning said glue distributing devices against said holders.

ln a machine of the class described, the combination of flexible labelholders, glue distributing means arranged adjacent to the ends of saidholders, lever arms slidably supported below said. holders, means foractuating said lever arms comprising a treadle and a connecting rodbetween said treadle and-arms, and means connected with said arms foractuating said glue distributing devices. I

5. ln a machine of the class described the combination of label holders,glue distributing devices arranged in connection with said labelholders, lever arms slidably fulcrumed below said holders, means forraising said lever arms against said holders to turn the same CIIagainst a superimposed bottle, and means" actuated by said lever armsfor turning the glue distributing devices a ainst the labels arrangedupon said label ho ders.

6. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of labelholders, glue distributors havinO1 swing support adjacent to the ends ofsaid label holders, lever arms having slidable fulcrum support belowsaid label hold ers, treadle actuated means for raising said lever armsto carry the` ends of said label holders upwardly and inwardly upon asuperimposed ottle and means actuated by said lever arms forturning saidgluing devices downward upon said label holders.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination or' flexiblelabel holders, glue distributing devices having swing support @carosarins having slidable fulcruin support below said holders, treadleactuated nieans for raising said lever arms and turning them inwardlyuien their fuleruin to carry the ends of said abel holdersupward andinward. against a supernn osed bottle, and nieans actuated from sailever arms for carrying said glue distributing devices against labelsarranged upon said holders.

8. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of a iiexiblelabel holder, glue devices having swing support adjacent to the ends ofsaid label holder, actuating levers for said glue devices, pivotallyconnected levers below the ends of said label holder,

means for raising said levers and turning the saine upon their ivot andfor turning said glue distributing evices against said holder,

and indicating mechanism operated by the placing of a bottle upon saidholder.

9. ln a machine of the class described, the

combination of flexible label holders, glue distributing devicesarranp'ed adjacent to the ends of said holders, means for carrying` saidglue devices into and out oi' engagement vwith the upper faces of saidlabel holders, means for carrying the ends of said label holders againsta superimposed bottle, inilicating mechanism, locking means connectedvwith said indicating` ineehanisin for holding said glue devices ininoperative position and a trip actuated by placing` a bottle upon saidlabel holders to release said locking` mechanism.

In testimony nf'hereoi" we aiiix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

HERMAN SCHAPEKAl-llv OTT() SCHELL.

Witnesses W. E. Koen, p M. MULLEN.

